Features
SoCal Conference Introduction
The SoCal Data Science Conference is a data science learning platform designed to connect data science enthusiasts. We will demonstrate cutting-edge technology and feature data science experts discussing a wide variety of topics including industry trends, data science applications, open-source software, machine learning, and much more.
This is the must-attend event for anyone who is already in the field or just looking to expand their career network within the Data Science arena.
Keynotes & Panels

Our multiple tracks offer a diverse selection of trending topics, including Artificial Intelligence & Automation, Big Data and Infrastructure, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Data Visualizations, Data Analytics, Healthcare & IOT, Business Practice, and Data Security.
The topics covered will involve many industries, including Healthcare, FinTech, Retail, Media, Manufacturing, Insurance, Education, E-Commerce, and more.
Both industry-leading companies and startup firms will present at the conference and demonstrate innovative data analytics technologies. Previous featured speakers included those from IBM, Intel, Capital One, City of Los Angeles, Caltech, Alibaba, Accenture AI, and several other industry-leading companies.
Expo & Recruiting

The exhibition and recruiting event aims to build a platform for tech companies to interact with our audience. Audience would have a chance to be in touch with most advanced technology and experts in Data Science area, Audience could also find opportunities in world top Data Science companies.
To become an exhibitor, please send email to [email protected] to request registration form.
Training Session

The 2nd-day training session will provide an orientation on up-to-date technology from high tech companies. So far, our training program includes:
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- “Python for Machine Learning Ecosystem,” from Kyle Polich, Host at Data Skeptic Podcast.
 - “Intro to NLP (Natural Language Processing),” from Edward Ding, Machine Learning Engineer at Dropbox.
 
 
Speakers
                                                            Mark Scardina
Director at Oracle
                                                            Mike Yung
Data Scientist @ Uber
                                                            Andrew Zhang
Watson Data and AI IBM
                                                            Sonali Sharma
Senior Data Engineer at Netflix
                                                            Daniel Won
Senior Software Engineer at Lyft
                                                            Anubhav Bhatia
VP Engineering at SAP
                                                            Alagappan Sethuraman
Software Engineer, Data Platform at Lyft
                                                            Nirmal Budhathoki
Senior Data Scientist@Microsoft
                                                            John Daly
President at Algomus
                                                            Chong Ho Yu
Professor and Program Director @ Azusa Pacific University
                                                            Pavel Dmitriev
Vice President of Data Science at Outreach
                                                            Meina Zhou
Senior Consultant, Data Scientist at Indellient
                                                            Mayank Kejriwal
Research Lead/Research Professor at Information Sciences Institute
                                                            Alex Ermolaev
Director of AI at Change Healthcare
                                                            Adeel Najmi
Chief Product Officer at LevaData
                                                            Gyan Prakash
Senior Algorithm Developer at Applied Materials
                                                            Aleksandra Kudriashova
Senior Software Engineer at Astro Digital
                                                            Jerry Power
Executive Director, Institute for Communications Technology Management (CTM) at University of Southern California
                                                            Laura Noren
VP at Obsidian Security Inc.
                                                            Dave Nielsen
Head of Community & Ecosystem Programs at Redis Labs, Inc.
                                                            Cesar Acosta
PROFESSOR at University of Southern California
                                                            Edward Mehr
CEO at Cyberpunk Lab
                                                            Michael Housman
Chief Data Science Officer at RapportBoost.AI
                                                            Vladyslav Ivanov
Quantitative Researcher
                                                            Samuel Berger
CIO at CLEAR Financial Technologies
                                                            Juan Vasquez
Data Programs Manager at City of Los Angeles
                                                            Albert Fattal
AI and Blockchain Research Scientist at California Polytechnic University
                                                            Artur Kiulian
Member at Colab
                                                            Ryan Wang
Founding Partner at Outpost Capital
                                                            Scott Kelly
Advisor at blackdogventurepartners.com
                                                            Zechariah Krautwurst
Technical Product Manager
                                                            Cathy Tanimura
Sr. Director of Analytics & Data Science at STRAVA
                                                            Corinne Powers
Sr. Data Scientist at RETINA
                                                            Ali Arsanjani
Sr AI/ML Specialist at Amazon Web Service
                                                            Michael Broughton
Founder at University of Southern California
                                                            Mark Fidelman
Chief Marketing Officer
                                                            Ashwin Krishnan
COO at UberKnowledge
                                                            Habeeb Syed
Senior Associate Attorney@Vicente Sederberg LLP
                                                            Alex Nascimento
Co-Founder at 7ccinvest.com
                                                            Rayaan Arif
Founder - Principle at Fundingtree.com
                                                            Jeremy Musighi
Chief Investment Officer / Director of Blockchain Strategy at immutable.capital
                                                            Andrei Konan
Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer at SK hynix memory solutions Inc.
                                                            Noel Gomez
Data Science Manager at convexa.ai
                                                            Alex Reeves
Data Scientist at Data Skeptic
                                                            Nektar Baziotis
President @ ENKI Inc.
                                                            KC chohan
Founder at togethercfo.com
                                                            Cho-Nan Tsai
CTO CISO at Camino Financial
                                                            Steve Rimar
CEO & Founder at Analytica Consulting
                                                            Marina Shumaieva
President & CTO at CruiseBe INC
                                                            Chad Peiper
Chief Architect AT GODE CHAIN
                                                            Jayesh Patel
Sr Data Engineer at Rockstar Games
                                                            Peter Voss
CEO/ Chief Scientist at Aigo.ai
                                                            Pavel Ferreri
Worldwide Leader, Global Strategy & Sales, IBM Cloud Platform
                                                            Michael Izatt
Chief Data Scientist at Hitachi Consulting
                                                            Shilpa Balan
Assistant Professor at California State University
                                                            Irina Kukuyeva
Data Science Consultant & Founder at Kukuyeva Consulting
                                                            Malco Wu
Senior Staff Data Scientist/Consultant at Futurewei Technologies
                                                            Tess Badun
Data Scientist at Dig Insights
                                                            Mark Donsky
Senior Director of Product Management at Okera
                                                            Andrew Zhang
VP of Tech and AI at kinestry.io
                                                            Kyle Polich
Data scientist at Data Skeptic
                                                            Jay Kim
Senior Data Scientist at SoCalGas
                                                            Shefali Dua
Chief of Staff Analytics at Genpact
                                                            Federico Rosenhain
Business Developement Principal @ Analytics Center of Excellence, SAP
                                                            John Chao
Co-founder and CEO, Tresl, Inc.
                                                            Druva Reddy Tiruvuru
Cloud Data Engineer @ Pluto7 Consulting Inc
                                                            Alexis Roos
Sr Manager, Data Science at Twitter
                                                            Joseph Chen
Vice President, Data Science at SMG - Service Management Group
                                                            Lydia Gaid
Student, Azusa Pacific University
                                                            Min Zhang
Head of Investment Technology at United Capital
                                                            Ameya Gokhale
Data Scientist at Stackline.
                                                            Jules Hilliard
CEO @ Secure Block Technologies
                                                            Morvareed Salehpour
Managing Partner @ Salehpour Legal Consulting
Major Session Tracks
Attendees have access to a broad range of session talks. Here are some insightful topics covered in this year event:
Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence: Hype, Reality, Vision.
 - Battling Skynet: The Role of Humanity in Artificial Intelligence
 - Deep Learning for Ad Mix Optimization
 - Generating Creative Works with AI
 - Introduction to Deep Reinforcement Learning
 
Fintech
- Big Data Credit Assessment
 - Data Analytics Drives FinTech
 - How data science is transforming wealth management
 - Blockchain Application in Real Estate Transactions
 
Entrepreneurship
- Pioneering the World’s First Public Data Utility
 - “Full Stack” Data Science with R for Startups: Production-ready with Open-Source Tools
 
Big Data
- Deep Learning in Spark with BigDL
 - MCL Clustering of Sparse Graphs
 - Distributed Database DevOps Dilemmas? Kubernetes To the Rescue!
 - Data Science at City Scale
 - Operationalizing Your Data Lake: Get Ready for Advanced Analytics
 
Healthcare
- Using AI to Tackle the Future of Health Care Data
 - Potential Solutions from Precision Medicine for the Crisis of Chronic Disease
 - Machine Learning in Healthcare and Life Science
 
Data Analytics
- Machine Learning & Data Science in the Age of the GPU: Smarter, Faster, Better
 - Uncovering Feature Importance and Correlations in Human Behavioural Data
 
Sponsors And Partners
Contact us to review the full benefits and details of the partnership package.



Our Previous Sponsors
Venue
(Enter through South Hall on Figueroa Street)

About Us
OUR MISSION
We build a data science hub to connect real-world knowledge and provide robust resources for business leaders, academic professionals, and promising students. Our vision to foster the data science ecosystem and broaden the adoption of the technology. We empower and accelerate the growth of the community by offering online resources, conferences, latest industry trend and data science job opportunities.
                                    
                
















